Official 2012 Rule 5 draft thread

Will the Tigers pick someone? Indications are there is at least 1 player they want.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Detroit Tigers will pick 20th on Thursday morning in the Rule 5 draft. Or they might not.

But they hope they will.

"We are hopeful that we can draft," Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski said Wednesday afternoon. "We have a player or two in mind that if we can draft we will. So you know, if we do not draft it's because a player that we were seeking has been drafted."

7 Red Sox Jeff Kobernus, 2b Nationals
More advanced than the average Rule 5 pick, Kobernus can play solid defense at second, steal some bases (42 in 53 tries in 2012) and hit a little. He lacks power, but plays the game with a hard-edged, heady approach

10 Mets Kyle Lobstein, rhp Rays
Highly-regarded coming out of college, Lobstein lost some velocity his senior year and has never regained. He's now a pitchability lefty who works in and out and features a good changeup.

10 Mets Kyle Lobstein, rhpRays
Highly-regarded coming out of college, Lobstein lost some velocity his senior year and has never regained. He's now a pitchability leftywho works in and out and features a good changeup.